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A new Kef speaker? The Kef LS Luxe

mglobe said:
What’s the Ethernet connection for?…
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To send the digital signal from the primary speaker to the secondary speaker. They probably will leave the option to run it wirelessly or wired, as they do on the LS60 Wireless. Based on comments in the LS60 review thread, the wired connection appears to be more reliable. The wired connection also uses a higher samplerate, but that won't make an audible difference.
 
terryforsythe said:
The question is whether the new speaker will replace the LS50 Wireless II, or is being added higher in the product stack.
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I'm guessing this isn't meant as a replacement. With the organic Ross Lovegrove design, it's probably a more materially expensive AKA "luxurious" variation for design minded people looking for a speaker come statement piece.
 
God, these marketing teasers drive me nuts . . . . just show us the damn speaker and stop 'playing' us like idiots!
 
KenMasters said:
I'm guessing this isn't meant as a replacement. With the organic Ross Lovegrove design, it's probably a more materially expensive AKA "luxurious" variation for design minded people looking for a speaker come statement piece.
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I expect there also will be a measurable improvement. It has been a while since the latest generation of concentric drivers was released. They have had plenty of time for R&D to further optimize the designs.
 
Ghostofmerlin said:
Wireless
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Most likely, but with an option to run Ethernet, like on the LS60 Wireless speakers.

Ghostofmerlin said:
powered Blade of some sort?
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Nope. The one in the teaser video definitely looks like a small 2-way.

But, that doesn't mean they won't also release more active 3-way models. In my opinion, they hit it out of the park with the LS60. I would love to see a version of that with larger woofers for higher SPL bass capability, which would be good for use in large rooms. If they used an enclosure similar to the Blade, but sealed, even better.

And, KEF, please add room correction and user tunable PEQ.
 
KenMasters said:
I'm guessing this isn't meant as a replacement. With the organic Ross Lovegrove design, it's probably a more materially expensive AKA "luxurious" variation for design minded people looking for a speaker come statement piece.
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Yep.
My dealer told me some time ago that Devialet wipes the floor with the rest of the speakers just because of that damn tripod:

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Looks and trends are way more important that we think.
 
Jimshoe said:
God, these marketing teasers drive me nuts . . . . just show us the damn speaker and stop 'playing' us like idiots!
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This kind of teaser is common among many products. Show just enough to make people want to know more.
 
Blueprint said:
A two-way active could potentially be using the VECO feedback technology KEF touted some moons ago.
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Here is KEF's statement on VECO:

"KEF’s patent-pending Velocity Control Technology (VECO) does just that. A built-in sensor within the bass driver monitors coil motion in real-time, employing a negative feedback loop to dramatically minimise distortion and compression." (Emphasis added).

The driver shown in the teaser video is a concentric driver. Yes, the woofer portion of the concentric does cover the bass (maybe not that well, depending on your listening preferences), but it is not a "bass driver".

Personally, I have not seen a successfull implementation of using a feedback loop on a driver covering the midrange all the way up to the tweeter crossover frequency. If it has been successfully implemented, it is not very common. But, who knows, maybe KEF solved whatever issues there may be.
 
terryforsythe said:
Most likely, but with an option to run Ethernet, like on the LS60 Wireless speakers.


Nope. The one in the teaser video definitely looks like a small 2-way.

But, that doesn't mean they won't also release more active 3-way models. In my opinion, they hit it out of the park with the LS60. I would love to see a version of that with larger woofers for higher SPL bass capability, which would be good for use in large rooms. If they used an enclosure similar to the Blade, but sealed, even better.

And, KEF, please add room correction and user tunable PEQ.
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Room EQ and capacity to upgrade to multichannel, are to me the two main missing features.
 
terryforsythe said:
Here is KEF's statement on VECO:

"KEF’s patent-pending Velocity Control Technology (VECO) does just that. A built-in sensor within the bass driver monitors coil motion in real-time, employing a negative feedback loop to dramatically minimise distortion and compression." (Emphasis added).

The driver shown in the teaser video is a concentric driver. Yes, the woofer portion of the concentric does cover the bass (maybe not that well, depending on your listening preferences), but it is not a "bass driver".

Personally, I have not seen a successfull implementation of using a feedback loop on a driver covering the midrange all the way up to the tweeter crossover frequency. If it has been successfully implemented, it is not very common. But, who knows, maybe KEF solved whatever issues there may be.
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From the main man at KEF: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...explained-by-its-inventors.64033/post-2350315
 
Looks like "LS50 but sexy" ... a fine basis for a product I guess!

Will be interested to see the measurements given the semi-spheroid shape, we don't see a lot of those on the klippel.
 
So 2 RJ11 inputs along with USBC and I'm guessing Coax? One of the RJ11's is marked network. I'm assuming the other is to connect to the second speaker.
 
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